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University of Kansas Office of Fellowships
Local, National, and International Fellowship Opportunities
Scholarship Type Overview
Opportunities for Continuing
Students
Summer Opportunities
Opportunities for Graduating
Students
• Require a KU Nomination• Astronaut• Boren• Goldwater• Truman• Udall
• Does not require a KU Nomination• Critical Language
Scholarship• DAAD• Gilman
Opportunities for Continuing Students
Astronaut Scholarship
For “outstanding students who exhibit motivation,imagination, and exceptional performance in the fields ofengineering, mathematics, and natural or applied sciences.
Award: $10,000
Requires KU Faculty Nomination
Eligibility:• Major in Natural or Applied Science, Engineering, or
Mathematics (biomedical research students are eligible,pre-med students are not)
• Junior or senior at the beginning of the next academicyear
• Considerable amount of research experience• US citizen.
Deadline: February 15, 2018
Boren ScholarshipBoren Fellowships, an initiative of the National SecurityEducation Program, provide unique funding opportunities forU.S. graduate students to study less commonly taughtlanguages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, andunderrepresented in study abroad. Also funds studies forgraduate students.
Award: Up to $24,000 for overseas study for 3 months to ayear and summer programs for STEM students.
Eligibility:• US Citizen at time of application• Planning overseas study in a country outside of Western
Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the US• Committed to working for at least one year for the
government after graduation if selected
Internal Deadline: Contact Jenna Hunter-Skidmore([email protected])National Deadline: Late January
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in
Education Foundation was established by Congress in 1986
to serve as a living memorial to honor the lifetime work of
Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56
years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the
U.S. Senate.
Award: $7,500 for up to two years
Eligibility:
• US citizen or permanent resident
• Sophomore or Junior in STEM field
• Extensive research experience
• High GPA (3.8 or higher)
Internal Deadline: Late October
National Deadline: Late January
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The Truman foundation awards 60-65 scholarships annuallyto juniors interested in careers in public service and with thepotential to be “change agents.”
Award: $30,000 in support for graduate study and theopportunity to participate in a Truman Scholars LeadershipWeek and a Summer Institute in Washington, DC.
Eligibility:• Junior status• US citizen• Excellent students (strong GPA, typically 3.7 or higher)• Strong records of both public service and leadership
Internal Deadline: October of Junior YearNational Deadline: Early February
Udall Scholarship
The Udall scholarship honors the legacies of Morris Udall andStewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on NativeAmerican self-governance, health care, and the stewardship ofpublic lands and natural resources. Scholarships are awarded inthree categories:
The Environment: U.S.-Citizen students of any ethnicity with acommitment to the environment and a good academic backgroundare eligible for the scholarships in the environmental category.
Tribal Public Policy: Native American or Alaskan Native studentswho plan careers related to Tribal Public Policy.
Native Health Care: Native American or Alaskan Native studentswho plan careers related to Native Health Care.
Award: $7,000 for undergraduate study to sophomores or juniorsand participation in a Udall Scholarship Orientation in Tucson,Arizona.
Internal Deadline: February 8National Deadline: March
Critical Language Scholarship
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseaslanguage and cultural immersion program for American students enrolledat U.S. colleges and universities. The program includes intensive languageinstruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed topromote rapid language gains.
Award: International and domestic travel, visa fees, language instruction,room & board, program-sponsored travel.
Eligible Languages: Azerbaijani, Bangla, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi,Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu (Beginning to advanced levels); Arabic andPersian (advanced beginning to advanced levels); Chinese, Japanese, andRussian (intermediate and advanced levels)
Eligibility:• US citizen• At least one academic year completed by beginning of program• Specific language requirements
National Deadline: Fall
DAAD
The German Academic Exchange Service offers a widevariety of scholarships for undergraduates and recentgraduates for study in Germany.
Programs include:
DAAD-RISE: Summer internships for students in the fields ofbiology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering
Undergraduate Scholarships for students to study 4-10months in Germany
Intensive language courses in Germany
EMGIP – Bundestag Internship for students fluent inGerman
Visit www.daad.org for more information
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman InternationalScholarship is a grant program that enables students of limitedfinancial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skillscritical to our national security and economic prosperity.
Award: Up to $5,000
Eligibility:• US Citizen or US National• Must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of
application• For summer (21+ days), semester, or academic-year long study
abroad opportunities in eligible countries• Be in the process of applying for or be accepted to a study
abroad program meeting the above criteria
National Deadline: Spring, Summer, and Fall Deadlines dependingon start date of study abroad program
• Require a KU Nomination• Rhodes• Marshall• Mitchell• Churchill• Fulbright• Knight-Hennessy• Schwarzman• CEIP Gaither Junior Fellows
Program
• Does not Require a KU Nomination• Gates Cambridge• Soros Fellowship for New
Americans• Ford Foundation Predoc Awards• Hertz• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship• NIH-Oxford Cambridge • Yenching Academy
Opportunities for Graduating Students
Rhodes Scholarship
“Rhodes Scholars are chosen not only for their outstandingscholarly achievements, but for their character,commitment to others and to the common good, and fortheir potential for leadership in whatever domains theircareers may lead.”
Award: One to two (occasionally three) years of study atOxford University including living stipend.
Eligibility:• US Citizen or lawful permanent resident of the US on
April 15 on the year of application• At least 18 but not yet 24 years of age
Campus Deadline: Late AprilNational Deadline: Late September
Marshall Scholarship
Marshall Scholars strengthen the enduring relationship betweenthe British and American peoples, their governments and theirinstitutions. Selection criteria include an exceptional academicrecord, leadership, and potential to serve as a citizen ambassadorto the UK.
Award: One to two years of study in any field at any university inthe United Kingdom
Eligibility:• US Citizen• GPA greater than or equal to 3.7• Not have studied for or held a degree from a British University
or high school
Campus Deadline: Late AprilNational Deadline: Late September
Mitchell Scholarship
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program, named to honorformer US Senator George Mitchell's pivotal contribution to theNorthern Ireland peace process, is designed to introduce andconnect generations of future American leaders to the island ofIreland, while recognizing and fostering intellectual achievement,leadership, and a commitment to community and public service.
Award: One year of postgraduate study in any discipline offeredby institutions of higher learning in Ireland.
Eligibility:• US Citizen• 18-30 years old by time of application• Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university before
beginning study
Campus Deadline: Late AprilNational Deadline: Late September
Churchill Scholarship
The Churchill Scholarship provides funding to Americanstudents for a year of Master’s study in science,mathematics, and engineering at the University ofCambridge, based at Churchill College.
Award: One year master’s degree in STEM at the Universityof Cambridge
Eligibility:• US Citizen• Exceptional GPA• Extensive research experience in a STEM lab
Campus Deadline: Late AprilNational Deadline: Late September
Fulbright Scholarship
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individuallydesigned study/research projects or for English Teaching AssistantPrograms. A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant Purposedefining activities to take place during one academic year in aparticipating country outside the U.S.
Award: Round-trip travel, maintenance, a research allowance andtuition waiver, if applicable. Most grants are for one academicyear of study or research.
Eligibility:• US Citizen• Bachelor’s degree by beginning date of grant• Sufficient proficiency in written/spoken language of host
country
Campus Deadline: Starting AugustNational Deadline: Early October
Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program will annually identify a groupof up to 100 high-achieving students from around the world withdemonstrated leadership and civic commitment to receive full fundingto pursue a wide-ranging graduate education at Stanford, with thegoal of developing a new generation of global leaders.
Award: Full funding for any graduate degree at Stanford, stipend, andconsistent leadership development and mentorship.
Eligibility:• Applying during final year of study for bachelor’s degree or within
four years of earning first bachelor’s degree.• Acceptance into Stanford graduate program (apply at same time)
Campus Deadline: AugustNational Deadline: Late September
Schwarzman Scholarship
Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one-yearmaster’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing that isdesigned to prepare the next generation of global leadersfor the challenges of the future.
Award: One year master’s degree in Global Affairs with afocus in Public Policy, Economics and Business, orInternational Relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing,China including housing and living stipend.
Eligibility:• 18-28 years of age as of August of the year applying
Campus Deadline: Contact Dr. Wallen ([email protected])by August 15 or July 1 (for Chinese Nationals)
National Deadline: September 15 or July 15 for ChineseNationals
CEIP Gaither Junior Fellows Program
Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellowsprogram, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peaceoffers approximately 12-14 one-year fellowships to uniquelyqualified graduating seniors and individuals who havegraduated during the past academic year.
Award: ~$40,000 for one year with full benefits
Eligibility:• Graduating senior or student who has graduated during the
last academic year• Has NOT started graduate studies• Nominated by KU
Deadline:Campus Deadline: December (email [email protected])National Deadline: Mid-January
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship was established by adonation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to theUniversity of Cambridge to select a global cohort whodemonstrate outstanding intellectual ability, leadershippotential, a commitment to improving the lives of others, and agood fit with the program that they apply to at Cambridge.
Award: Full funding and stipend for a master’s degree or PhD atthe University of Cambridge in any department
Eligibility:• Citizen of any country outside the UK• Applying to pursue a PhD or Master’s degree at Cambridge
Deadline:US Citizens: OctoberOther Citizens: December to January
Soros Fellowship for New Americans
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is a $90,000merit-based fellowship exclusively for immigrants and children ofimmigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States.The program draws nearly 1,800 applications annually for just 30fellowships
Award: Up to $90,000 for graduate program/living expenses
Eligibility:• New American Status (both parents born abroad as non-US
citizens, naturalized citizen, green card status, adopted outsideof the US/US territories by American parents, DACA status)
• 30 or younger by time of deadline• Enrolling in graduate program at time of fellowship start date
Deadline: Early November
Ford Foundation Predoc Awards
The Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’scollege and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racialdiversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and toincrease the number of professors who can and will use diversity as aresource for enriching the education of all students.
Award: $24,000 annual stipend for three years
Eligibility:• US Citizens/US Nationals/US Permanent Residents, as well as those
granted deferred action status under DACA, political asylees, andrefugees
• Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement• Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the
college or university level.• Membership in group with severe underrepresentation in American
professoriate
Deadline: Mid-December
Hertz Fellowship
Since 1963, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has awarded over1,100 doctoral fellowships with the goal of supporting the early stageresearch endeavors of applied physical, biological, and engineeringscience students who possess the potential to change our world forthe better by solving difficult, real-world problems.
Award: $32,000 per year, renewable for up to 5 years of graduateschool
Eligibility:• Students of the applied physical and biological sciences,
mathematics, and engineering who are citizens or permanentresidents of the US, and willing to morally commit to make theirskills available to the US in time of national emergency.
• Exceptional intelligence and creativity, technical education,orientation and commitment to the applications of the physicalsciences, accomplishment in technical or related professionalstudies, appropriate moral and ethical values.
Deadline: Fall
National Science Foundation - GRFP
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes andsupports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supportedscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplineswho are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoraldegrees at accredited United States institutions.
Award: Three years of support during a five-year fellowshipperiod: annual stipend of $32,000 to the fellow.
Eligibility:• US Citizen/National/Permanent Resident• Have not completed the requirements for any graduate or
professional degree by August 1 of the year the applicationis submitted
Deadline: October
NIH-Oxford Cambridge Scholarship
This program offers access to mentors and resources
from our three collaborating institutions: the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of
Oxford, and the University of Cambridge.
Award: Full funding and stipend for a PhD or MD-
PhD through the National Institutes of Health and
Oxford or Cambridge.
Eligibility:
• US Citizen/Permanent Resident
• Acceptance to Oxford or Cambridge
Deadline: Early December
Yenching Academy
The Yenching Academy of Peking University builds bridgesbetween China and the rest of the world through aninterdisciplinary master’s program in China Studies for outstandinggraduates from all over the globe.
Award: Full funding, housing, and stipend for one year of study fora Master’s degree in China Studies from Peking University inBeijing, China
Eligibility:• Bachelor’s degree by the time of enrollment• Strong interest in interdisciplinary study of China• Record of extracurricular achievement, community
engagement, social responsibility, and leadership potential.• Preference given to those 25 or younger
Deadline: December
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by TheWashington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, theThomas R. Pickering Fellowship Program provides graduatestudents with financial support, mentoring and professionaldevelopment to prepare them academically and professionally fora career with the U.S. Department of State.
Award: Funding for a two year master’s degree program in a fieldrelated to the Department of State’s Foreign Service.
Eligibility:• US Citizens• Willing to commit to 5 years of service in the Department of
State’s Foreign Service
Deadline: January
• PPIA Junior Summer Institute• Humanity in Action Fellowship• Undergraduate Research Programs• Amgen Scholars
Summer Opportunities
PPIA Junior Summer Institute
The goal of the program is to prepare students from diversebackgrounds -- including underrepresented racial and ethnicminorities and students from families with lower socio-economic status -- for graduate study and careers in publicpolicy.
Award: Two month summer program at Princeton University inthe Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Eligibility:• Junior or Senior status with 1-2 semesters remaining after
completion of summer institute• Interest in and commitment to a career in
public/international affairs
Deadline: November
Humanity in Action Fellowship
The objective of the Humanity in Action Fellowshipprograms is to facilitate a collective exploration of thesocial and political roots of discrimination, as well as toprovide a forum where potential solutions to some oftoday's most challenging issues can be considered anddiscussed.
Award: One-month program to explore nationalhistories of discrimination and resistance, as well asissues affecting minority groups today. Januarydeadline.
Eligibility:• Students and recent graduates of a university in theUS
Undergraduate Research Programs
A number of universities throughout the US (andsometimes abroad!) provide summer experiences withhousing and a stipend for students to gain researchexperience at a new institution. These experiences aretypically for students in STEM disciplines.
Award: Two to three months summer researchexperience with housing and a summer stipend
Eligibility:• Typically some research experience and a desire topursue a PhD or MD/PhD program
Deadline: Vary by undergraduate research program
Amgen Scholars
Every year, the Amgen Scholars Program provides hundreds ofselected undergraduates with the opportunity to engage in ahands-on research experience at many of the world’s premiereducational institutions.
Award: Housing and stipend for research at one of 10 differentinstitutions including Harvard, MIT, and the NIH. Includes travel toa summer conference at UCLA.
Eligibility:• US Citizenship or Permanent Residency• Sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors• GPA 3.2 or above• Interest in pursing a PhD or MD-PhD
Deadline: February
• TRIO McNair Scholars• K-INBRE• IMSD (Initiative for Maximizing Student Development)• Beckman Scholars• Multicultural Scholars Program• Hall Center Scholars
KU-Based Programs
TRIO McNair Scholars Program
The KU Center for Educational Opportunity provides anumber of different opportunities and resources forstudents including the McNair Scholars Program that assistslow-income, first-generation college-going andunderrepresented minority undergraduate students inpreparation for doctoral studies.
Award: Paid research opportunities, faculty mentors, andGRE preparation course and tutoring.
Eligibility:• Mcnair.ku.edu/eligibility
Deadline: Pre-application meetings start in early October
Kansas Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence
K-INBRE is a project funded by the National Institutes of Healththat includes nine academic institutions in Kansas, including theUniversity of Kansas. One of the goals of the K-INBRE program is toidentify and recruit promising undergraduate science students intocareers in biomedical research in Kansas.
Award: Research experience, personalized mentoring, andfinancial support (up to $2,000 per semester and $4,000 forsummers
Eligibility:• US Citzen/Permanent Resident• Participation in the annual state-wide K-INBRE symposium in
January
Deadline: Mid-December
Initiative for Maximizing Student Development
The IMSD program provides support for undergraduate studentsat KU who are interested in pursuing a career in biomedicalresearch. Its purpose is to achieve greater participation fromstudents from underrepresented groups in the biomedical andbehavioral research enterprise of this country.
Award: Financial support, extensive mentored research experiencewith a KU faculty mentor, academic counseling,presentation/professional development opportunities, and more.
Eligibility:• GPA 2.5 or above• Underrepresented in science, as defined by the NIH
Deadline: Pre-applications accepted throughout the year
Beckman Scholars
The purpose of the Beckman Scholars Program is to provide exceptionallytalented, full-time undergraduate students with a meaningfulundergraduate research opportunity, while funding the scholars during theiraward term in order to preclude the need to seek additional employment.Eligible research departments are Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences.
Award: $21,000 for students with $5,000 for their mentor
Eligibility:• Pursuing a BS in specific STEM fields• US Citizen/Permanent Resident• Sophomore standing or 2 years until BS completion• GPA 3.7 or above• Plans to pursue a PhD or similar advanced science degree• Commitment to work full-time for two summers and part-time for one
academic year
Deadline: February 15
Multicultural Scholars Program
The mission of the MSP is to recruit undergraduate studentsfrom under-represented backgrounds into various academicmajors as a means of increasing the diversity of the studentbody at the University of Kansas and to provide supports andopportunities that will assist them in their academic successand career planning.
Award: $1,000 per semester renewable scholarship andpossible study abroad funding as well as individualizedmentoring
Eligibility:• Undergraduates who represent underrepresented groups at
KU (ethnic, first-generation, low-income)
Deadline: Contact Marion Dyer at [email protected] for moreinformation
Hall Center Scholars
The Hall Center Scholars program provides opportunities for KUundergraduates who have strong academic credentials and havedemonstrated significant activity within KU, to interact with thewell-known authors, scholars, and public intellectuals who speakin our Humanities Lecture Series.
Award: $500 award and exclusive invitations to HumanitiesLectures Series events including special receptions, lunches, andbook discussion groups
Eligibility:• KU undergraduate with strong academic credentials and a track
record of engagement within the university community• Intending to enroll in coursework for both Fall and Spring
semesters on campus the year of award
Deadline: March 12, 2018